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Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 0440T

Destroys a nerve in the arm by freezing it through the skin. A probe is placed through a small puncture, guided by imaging, and cold is applied to the nerve. A branch nerve or one farther out along the limb is targeted.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm cost?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $3,162.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Texas than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 7th of 51

$1,202

TX $1,778NY $91.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.